Men file abuse suits against Mormons, Boy Scouts

SAN FRANCISCO 
The Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America are named as defendants in lawsuits claiming childhood sexual abuse by youth leaders decades ago.

Alleged victims filed suits against both organizations in San Francisco and Seattle, and against the church alone in Portland, Ore.

The plaintiffs are all represented by Portland attorney Kelly Clark, who has brought similar suits against the church and the Boy Scouts in the past.

In the suit filed in San Francisco Superior Court, three brothers claim the church ignored their complaints about being molested by their Silicon Valley Boy Scout and Mormon youth leader in the 1970s and 1980s.

Lawyers for the church said it would investigate the complaint and act accordingly. A spokesman for the scouts declined comment.